If you are on Windows Vista, it is recommended that you upgrade the inbuilt Windows Photo Gallery program to Windows Live Photo Gallery for a two reasons - Flickr and video.
Windows Photo Gallery is part of the default Windows Vista installation while Windows Live Photo Gallery has to be installed separately via Windows Live.
Both the programs are clones of each other but the latest version of Windows Live Photo Gallery is more useful since it lets you upload pictures to Flickr and videos to MSN soapbox, a YouTube like website owned by Microsoft.
Windows Live Photo Gallery can also rotate videos and it can play iPod (MP4, MOV) files provided you have Quicktime installed.
But it’s all very confusing for Vista users - you have two software titles on the machine that aren’t just similar in features but in their names as well.
What will help is an update that makes it easy to completely uninstall Windows Photo Gallery.
Related: Upload Flickr Pictures from Desktop
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Reader Comments
I have windows vista with windows live photo gallery, what I can’t seem do with photo gallery is to email pictures using that email Icon @ the top of the page. when I select a picture the pop-up screen ask what size, so I select one, then the email screen come up so I attach a contact person to it, then I hit send it tells me that I have a host problem with the email. What do I need to do. Please let me know what I did not do right. Thank you for your help
Written by Mike on 09.21.08
I have windows vista with windows photo gallery and windows live photo gallery, but when i open some e-mail attached file and the message come out ” you can’t open the file because you have not the latest windows photo gallery.
Please let me know how the method can solve this problem and can see what the thing in the attached file.
Written by Kelly chee on 09.25.08
I have windows vista with windows photo gallery, what I can’t seem do with photo gallery is to email pictures using that email Icon @ the top of the page. when I select a picture the pop-up screen ask what size, so I select one and hit attach but nothing happens. The pop out window goes away but no email window is opened.
Written by Linda on 01.05.09
How do I send a Photo from Windows Photo Gallery by e-mail. I use Vista and Gmail ?
Thanks
Written by Rishi on 01.23.09
Vista Photo Gallery,,, after fixing photos the message comes up that photo cannot be saved as photo gallery has a problem how do I get in to find and fix problem ? Thanks
Written by Jim Barlow on 01.24.09
Hi i am having problems with vista photo gallery, when i fix photo’s it tells me it cannot be saved can you tell me how to solve the problem. many thanks..
Written by Sue on 01.25.09
When I import photos to Windows Photo Gallery using Vista Premium I find that photos which I have already imported to my computer from my SD card get imported again when I am only trying to import the latest photos I have taken on my SD card.
I then finish up with 3 or 4 of the same photos.
As far as I am aware Vista should only print one photo of each photo from the SD card so why am I getting these extra photos.
Please note that I keep all the photos I have previously taken on my SD card and only try to import the latest ones I have taken.
Will be grateful for any help.
Written by Harry on 02.05.09
Hi I have Windows Vista Business and am having trouble in Windows Photo Gallery when I used the Email icon at the top to send photos. It asks me if the photos attached should be made smaller and if I agree and click Attach, nothing happens. No email screen loads. We are using Windows Mail for email purposes.
I would be immensely grateful for any help!! Thanks.
Written by Jo on 05.11.09